Ulama Islamic Council Member Charged With “Targeting Country’s Ruler”

The security authorities in Bahrain summoned Sheikh Hani Al-Banna, member of the Central Committee of the Ulama (Scholars) Islamic Council, to Hamad Town's police station on Thursday afternoon (August 13, 2015).

The security authorities released Sheikh Hani after charging him with "Inciting hatred against the regime", "indirectly targeting the country's ruler" and "targeting figures who are glorified in a sect". Al-Banna; however, denied the charges.